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1 Mark Dansk - Christian IV
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1606 |
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| Value | 1 Mark (1/4) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | .* I *. MARCK DANSKE .1606. NORVEGI · VANDA: GOTHORVM · REX · (Translation: King of Norway, the Wends and the Goths) |
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Christian IV was just entering the most ambitious phase of his building and military programs in 1606, and Danish silver coinage of this decade reflects the kingdom's relative fiscal confidence before the disastrous intervention in the Thirty Years' War drained the treasury and debased later issues. The 1 Mark denomination sat at a practical mid-range in the rigsdaler system, circulating actively in the Baltic trade networks that Christian was aggressively trying to control.
KM#12a distinguishes this variety within the broader type — worth cross-referencing against Hauberg's Danish coin catalog for die-specific attribution if provenance research is a priority.